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Ukrainian forces repel Russian attack near Pokrovsk, but enemy captures two villages nearby

Ukrainian Defense Forces have repelled a Russian attack near Pokrovsk, pushing back the enemy from the key route between Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka near the settlement of Malynivka in Donetsk Oblast, the DeepState monitoring group reported on Feb. 19.

19 February 2025, 03:06 PM

Azov soldiers still largely excluded from POW exchanges

During the latest prisoner exchange on Feb. 5, which saw the return of 150 Ukrainians, no soldiers of the National Guard's 12th Special Purpose Brigade ‘Azov’ were released, according to brigade commander Denys Prokopenko.

5 February 2025, 11:49 PM

Ukraine’s battlefield fortifications often poorly planned, officer says

Ukrainian battlefield fortifications are sometimes constructed with little thought and zero planning, Denys Prokopenko, the commander of National Guard's 12th Special Purpose Brigade Azov, said in a Facebook post on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 08:55 PM

Azov Brigade captures 20+ Russian soldiers in Toretsk sector

Fighters of the National Guard's 12th Special Purpose Azov Brigade captured 23 Russian soldiers in the Toretsk sector, the military wrote on Jan. 16.

16 January 2025, 07:55 AM

Azov commander calls for drone-controlled gray zones to eliminate Russian forces

Vadym Krykun, commander of the 5th Battalion of Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade, told Radio NV that creating a "gray zone" along the front line to eliminate Russian occupiers using drones is a strategic objective.

22 December 2024, 04:05 PM

Azov captures elite Russian scouts, revealing heavy losses

Ukrainian defenders captured five elite Russian reconnaissance troops near Toretsk, the Azov 12th Special Operations Brigade reported, releasing interrogation footage.

16 December 2024, 12:26 PM

Qatar delivers lists of missing soldiers and POW letters to Ukraine, says Lubinets

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets received lists of missing Ukrainian servicemen and letters from Ukrainian prisoners of war to their relatives from Qatar.

25 October 2024, 02:22 PM

Azov Brigade recruits trained using NATO standards

The head of the Odesa recruitment center for the Azov Brigade, Taran, spoke with NV about the unit’s training standards and principles, as well as the combat instructors who help civilians find their path.

20 October 2024, 05:35 PM

Kyiv court orders investigation into Gen. Sodol

The Kyiv Court of Appeals has ordered the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to open a case against Lt. Gen. Yurii Sodol, the former Joint Forces Commander, based on a complaint filed by Bohdan Krotevych, Chief of Staff of the National Guard’s Azov Brigade.

30 September 2024, 09:19 PM

Protesters gather at Red Cross office in Kyiv, demanding information on POWs

Families of Ukrainian prisoners of war protested outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Kyiv on Aug. 29, chanting "Shame," Olha Reshetylova, coordinator of the Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Facebook.

29 August 2024, 09:02 PM

Ukrainian commander on Kursk operation: No impact on other frontlines, but boosts morale

The Kursk operation, as of today, has had no impact on other parts of the front, Maksym Zhorin, ex-commander of the Azov Regiment and current deputy commander of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, said in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 22.

23 August 2024, 06:27 PM

Autopsy finds Ukrainian POW killed by blunt force trauma in Russian jail

Ukrainian prisoner of war Oleksandr Ishchenko, who served as a driver in the Azov Regiment, died in a detention center in Rostov-on-Don due to “a closed blunt chest injury caused by contact with a blunt object,” according to autopsy results shared by Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The autopsy details were published on Facebook on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 03:51 PM

Ukrainian Azov POW dies in Russian detention facility

Oleksandr Ishchenko, a 55-year-old Ukrainian prisoner of war who served as a driver in the Azov regiment, has died in a detention facility in Rostov-on-Don, the Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2024, 03:51 PM

UN mission refuses to acknowledge Ukrainian evidence on Olenivka attack – Ukrainian ombudsman

Two years after the Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, the UN mission has never agreed to review Ukrainian materials on the strike, reported Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 01:17 PM

Ukraine to honor Azov Brigade soldiers killed in Olenivka attack on July 28-29

The Ukrainian Parliament has proposed establishing July 28 and 29 as Days of Mourning and Commemoration for the soldiers of the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard, killed in a Russian terrorist attack at a prison in Olenivka, with draft resolution No. 11452 registered on July 29.

30 July 2024, 11:45 AM

Ukrainian Azov soldiers urge world to remember Olenivka massacre on second anniversary

On the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on the prisoner-of-war colony in Olenivka, soldiers of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard urged fellow citizens and the world to raise awareness about the Russian crime and to join in honoring the memory of the victims.

28 July 2024, 03:58 PM

Ukrainian forces retake Terny, Yampolivka, and decimate Russian troops

Ukrainian forces have driven Russians out of Terny and Yampolivka in Donetsk Oblast, securing the liberated positions, the press service of the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade reported on Telegram on June 29.

29 June 2024, 06:25 PM

Krotevych dissatisfied with SBI’s investigation of Gen. Sodol

Bohdan Krotevych, Chief of Staff of the National Guard's Azov Brigade, has received a response from the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) regarding his inquiry about the former Commander of the Joint Forces, Lt. Gen. Yurii Sodol, Krotevych said on June 28.

28 June 2024, 09:06 PM

Azov Chief of Staff calls on SBI to investigate Ukrainian general for 'war crimes' for losing land & soldiers

The Azov Brigade's Chief of Staff, Bohdan Krotevych, is calling for Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to review a particular combat general, he wrote on Telegram.

24 June 2024, 11:55 AM

U.S. Department of State confirms lifting weapon usage ban for Azov regiment

United States confirmed information about lifting of the ban on transfer of American weapons to the 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, representative of the US State Department told Voice of America on June 12.

12 June 2024, 01:11 PM

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